New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-28
A GREAT DEMAND FOR COAL.

TUE LOCAL COAL-EANDLERS ALL on STRIKE BEFORE
THE GENERAL ORDER WAS ISSUED.
The mandate OF the Knights OF Labor calling ont the
coal handlers together with the ongshoremen did
affect the coal-deaers much the cold weather.
All the coal handlers who under the orders OF the
walking delegates called out long ago last
Saturday and there none at work yesterday
cept -union those who refused ITO obey the
order TO strike. Still more work done ty the
dealers yesterday than on any previous day since the
strike began. IL ruInorcd on Wednesday that all
the laborers would be ordered to stop work. and
dealers who had coal IN their wards at Their piers
decided to bring matters to crisis. When the yards
opened Yesterday a sufficient number OF policemen
were on hand N guard them from rioters few OF
the old hands assembled around the piers and yards,
but offered violence TO the men who took their
places. The Communipaw Coal Company had large
number OF non-unon men at work unloading barges at
West Forty fouthst. Strikers hung around the gates
and called the drivers vile names The drivers had
been cautioned against realiating and only smiled At
the Consumers Coal Companys pier, at East Forty
tairdst the men at work on Wednesday returned yes
terday usual.
SOME wards we're closed and the heavy doors care
fully barred and armed watchmsn inside kept guard
The impression among some of the dealers tas that
the general strike would result in riot and that the
coal yards would be the first point OF attack AT other
places things were going on as smoothly ever the
only difference being the presence of the police
Orders poured thick and fast into retail places all day.
and one dealer said that the heaviest days business
tie year had been done. 1t will take day or two to
deliver all the coal That yesterdays orders call for
Asscmbl yman Dalton's free delivery made many of
these glad The XVIIth Assembly District, in which
he lives, is thickly populated, and hi. agents have
found some where persons were almost freezing
for the want OF fuel Yesterday nore than 400 app
cations were received by his a,ent, N. j. Begen, at
No 4O6 West Forty-second-st Although business
among retailers brisk none OF them changed the
price Ot coal or wood.
The order Ealing ont all the coal handlers and long
shoremen was ridcued by the officers OF the various
GOAL companies yesterday and pronounced the last
effort beat the cOmDanies 1t was said by them that
there trouble at OF the piers. and that all
the companies were getting out nearly tho usnal
amount OF coal. The Delaware and Ill dsOn Company
sent out sixteen floats Wednesday and the
number yesterday they we're distiibuted among the
various dealers IN this city. l.. X. Barrett, of the
Lehigh Valley Company, received dispatch from the
superntendent ut the piers the effect that full
would be dumped at the two piers during the day
Some OF the yard men and engineers who struck have
returned to work.
Company, No. 55 Broadway. said yesterday
have not 10 return TO work although most
the order to they belong They confess thew
~ on Of Om @ 90
chsr when this decision was made kaown to me simply
bdy could not enter into employment again pity
ss for ss: .s han s W. pay
ing ns %0s than the p1oe S% the eS
with other and really only waiting for the deputy
@ vii protected in me ample We shall
begin work ON Saturday. or certainly on Monday
meeting of Coal Boatmcns Union was held yester-
day afternoon at No. 20 Aibanyst and the strike dis
cussed The indignant the action OF the coal
companies IN Dsructing the Pnke rton permit
them to 20 aboard their boats. Some OF the
from Perth Amboy said that they lad received follow
ing notice:
Notice hereby given captains persons
charge of he said boat wharveS
Stake 81 slips property Lehgh Valley
pany Mt Perth Auboy within twenty hours II desired
kv :std caplan owner person charge this
vii TOW ss,d boat 10 sae place wharfage
ing rates IN not Within the time specified legal
uesoures will be taken for Its forcibe removal
L.. r. wuBKR. President Lehgh Valley r. r. Co.
The captains sad that the company charged them 81
extra for towing.